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Jersey Number 3
Ja'Quon Griffin
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Super Senior
- Hometown:
- Rome, Ga.
- High School:
- Rome HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia Tech
Graduated in May 2023 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Honors
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team
2023 (Super Senior)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
Prior to Coastal Carolina
2021 (Redshirt Junior) at Georgia Tech
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore) at Georgia Tech
2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Georgia Tech
2018 (Freshman) at Georgia Tech
High School
Honors
2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Fourth Team
2023 (Super Senior)
- Earned a spot on the 2023 College Football Network Preseason All-Sun Belt first team
- Was named to the 2023 Pro Football Focus (PFF) College Preseason All-Sun Belt second team
- Named to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt fourth team
- Played in nine games on the season along the defensive line
- Recorded 20 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and a QB hurry on the season
- Career-high seven tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss against Georgia State (Sept. 21)
- Four tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss against Jacksonville State (Sept. 9)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
- Played in all 13 games on the season along the defensive line
- Made one start on the season in the season opener versus Army (Sept. 3)
- Was second on the team with 5.5 sacks on the season
- Ranked fourth on the team with 8.0 tackles-for-loss on the year
- Totaled 23 tackles, four quarterback hurries, and forced one fumble overall
- Recorded a season-high four tackles in three different games on the season
- Tallied four tackles in his CCU debut versus Army (Sept. 3) in the season opener
- Also had four stops, as well as 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks in the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Football Championship game at Troy (Dec. 3)
- Finished with four tackles and 1.0 sacks in the 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl versus East Carolina (Dec. 27)
- Totaled two tackles, 1.5 sacks, and forced a fumble in the road win at Marshall (Oct. 29)
- Added 1.0 sack in the home win over Southern Miss (Nov. 12)
- Had one tackle and two quarterback hurries in the home victory over Buffalo (Sept. 17)
- Tallied two tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in wins over Gardner-Webb (Sept. 10) and Georgia State (Sept. 22)
- Took part in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
- Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2022
- Named the team's Academic Player of the Week on March 20, 2022
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 spring semester
Prior to Coastal Carolina
2021 (Redshirt Junior) at Georgia Tech
- Played in 10 games on the season for the Yellow Jackets
- Lined up along the defensive line and totaled nine tackles, including six solo tackles
- Also had 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks on the season
- Had a season-high four tackles versus Virginia Tech (Oct. 30)
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore) at Georgia Tech
- Appeared in all 10 games and started four contests at defensive tackle
- Finished third on the team among defensive linemen with 20 total tackles
- Was tied for third on the squad with 2.0 sacks
- Ranked fifth on the team with 3.5 tackles-for-loss
- Made his first career start in the season opener at Florida State (Sept. 12)
- Had a career-high five tackles, including one tackle-for-loss, at Syracuse (Sept. 26)
- Recorded three tackles, including a sack, against eventual ACC champion and College Football Playoff participant Clemson (Oct. 17)
- Made four stops at NC State (Dec. 5)
- Notched a second sack of the year in the season finale versus Pitt (Dec. 10)
2019 (Redshirt Freshman) at Georgia Tech
- Played in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman
- Finished the season with 14 tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss off 2.5 sacks for 13 yards
- Also recorded one quarterback hurry and forced a fumble
- Recorded multiple tackles in three games – three versus The Citadel (Sept. 14), two versus North Carolina (Oct. 5), and four at Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 19)
- In addition to four tackles at Miami (Fla.), also made his first career sack for a loss of four yards and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a first-quarter touchdown
- Registered a tackle in five straight games – four at Miami (Fla.), one versus Pitt (Nov. 2), one at Virginia (Nov. 9), one versus Virginia Tech (Nov. 16), and one versus NC State (Nov. 21)
- Tallied a second sack on the season, this time for five yards at Virginia
- Also recorded a half-sack at home against Virginia Tech and NC State
2018 (Freshman) at Georgia Tech
- Redshirt season
- Saw action in two games, playing in wins over Alcorn State (Sept. 1) and North Carolina (Nov. 3)
- Recorded two tackles on the season, both coming in the season opener versus Alcorn State
- Was one of 13 true freshmen to see game action for the Yellow Jackets on the year
High School
- Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports/Scout, and Rivals
- A three-time all-state honoree
- Also a three-time first-team all-region selection
- Named the Region 7-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- A three-year letterwinner at Rome High School for head coach John Reid
- Served as team captain as a senior
- Helped lead Rome H.S. to back-to-back Georgia 5A state championships as a junior and senior (2016 and 2017)
- Recorded 6.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles-for-loss as a senior in 2017, while anchoring a dominant Rome defense that allowed only 30 points in 15 games, en route to a perfect 15-0 record
- Brother, Jamious, played football at Alabama
- Another brother, Jaylen, played football at Virginia Tech
- Older brother, Ja'Kolbi, played football at Georgia Military College
- Father, Tyrone, played football at UAB
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